Manuscripts

Old United States Mint, 88 5th Street, San Francisco

Description: A street view of the Old United States Mint at the corner of 5th and Mission Streets in San Francisco. The large two story building is of Greek Revival design and is faced in granite and sandstone. The road is paved with cobblestones and has tracks for trolley cars.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [circa 1893?]
Call number: mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 13, Item 1
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Hall of Records, San Francisco

Manuscripts

A street view of the Hall of Records at the corner of Hyde and Market Streets in San Francisco. The Hall is a round three story building topped with a slightly pointed dome. The road is paved with cobblestones and has tracks for trolley cars.

mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 14, Item 1

Hibernia Savings and Loan Society building, San Francisco

Manuscripts

A street view of the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society building in San Francisco. The large marble building has a dome over one corner, and a circular entryway with fluted columns and steps on the the street-side. The road is paved with cobblestones and has tracks for trolley cars, one of which is passing the building on the left. There is a horse-drawn cart on the right, and about a dozen pedestrians.

mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 8, Item 1

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Correspondence on the United States Mint in San Francisco

Manuscripts

Letters, telegraphs, and receipts relating to the operations of the United States Mint at San Francisco. The items mainly focus on shipping bullion from Philadelphia to San Francisco and accounting discrepancies between the Treasury Department and the San Francisco Mint. Includes correspondence from United States Treasurers Samuel Casey and James Guthrie.

mssHM 73744-73748

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San Francisco branch of the United States Mint records

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters and documents related to the operations and activities of the San Francisco branch of the United States Mint. Included are instructions from Treasury Department officials in Washington, mainly for the period 1856 to 1875, and employment recommendations from various persons. Correspondents in the collection include George Sewall Boutwell, Benjamin Helm Bristow, William Eaton Chandler, Howell Cobb, Schuyler Colfax, Joseph N. Dolph, William Pitt Fessenden, Lyman Judson Gage, James Guthrie, Hugh McColloch, William Medill, Thomas Collier Platt, William Adams Richardson, Ellis Henry Roberts, Billington Crum Whiting, and Elisha Whittlesey.

mssUSmint

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San Francisco branch of the United States Mint records

Manuscripts

mssUSmint

California Street, San Francisco, California

Manuscripts

A view looking east down California Street in San Francisco, California. There are a few trolleys on the tracks farther down the hill, as well as horse-drawn carriages. The street is lined with telegraph/telephone or electricity lines, and several of the buildings farther down the hill have awnings and signs for businesses.

mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 20, Item 1

Old United States Mint, 88 5th Street, San Francisco

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